Macro Bugs (Canon 60D, Movie Crop mode with 100mm f/2.8 IS)

Some bugs in my back yard. The video is shot on a Canon 60D digital SLR camera in Movie Crop mode. The lens is a Canon 100mm f/2.8 IS Macro. The Movie Crop mode crops the sensor by a magnification factor of 7.2x, using only the central 300,000 pixels of the 18MP sensor. When added to the 1.6x crop factor of the sensor itself, the result is a 1152mm image.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ants
• stink
• bugs
• canon
• 60d
• movie
• crop
• 100mm
• 2.8
• macro

[anurse1971]

so what impact does using the crop setting have on overall resolution? is it still considered 'high definition?' I notice that 480 is the highest setting for your clip... is that the limitation of crop mode?

any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to choose a camera, but not sure which will be best - video is very important to me, and I'd love to have a good zoom (crop) factor.

thanks

[icjefferys]

@anurse1971 The maximum resolution for the zoom/crop setting is 640x480, standard definition. The crop mode is fun and has utilitarian uses, but I probably wouldn't use it for a serious project.

[omergic]

do u have to adj sight every time for close and far distance?

[icjefferys]

@omergic Yes. Focusing is very difficult because the depth of field is so shallow.

[flightofthewalrus]

Nice!